Have you ever wondered why? That seat was certainly going to become a Republican seat and several solid conservatives were postured to win it. Claire spent something over than $1 million for advertising for Akin in the Republican Primary. Without that help, Akin does not win the primary. That is the best money that she ever spent. The only reason that she won in the general is that Akin refused to step aside and let another real conservative compete. The rest is history. Many on this site wants to rewrite that history and pretend that Akin lost because the evil GOPe power brokers refused to support him. Nonsense, Missouri voters from the Kansas City and St. Louis suburbs decided not to vote for Akin.